Trans Siberian Tips – Planning to poo on a train toilet
This is a continuation from: What I saw on the four day non-stop Trans Siberian ride from Irkutsk to Moscow Planning to poo …
Trans Siberian Day 2: Majestic Mongolia
This is a continuation from – Trans Siberian Tales: Border crossing from China to Mongolia The Mongolian league of the trip is my …
Trans Siberian Tales: Border crossing from China to Mongolia
This is a continuation from: Trans Siberian Day 1: Beijing to Er Lian 北京出发! I dedicated a post to each of the border …
Trans Siberian Day 1: Beijing to Er Lian 北京出发!
If you had asked me when I first stepped out of the Trans Siberian train at 4am on a cold Thursday morning, …
The 7 day Trans Siberian journey: To go or not?
The Trans Siberian journey offers a lot of promise – dazzling scenery of flat Mongolian plains, to the icy snow-covered mountains of …
What to do on the Trans Mongolian for six days?
Hi there, I’m about to go for a train ride – the Trans Mongolian for six days. It will be broken up …
(Day 2) Trekking up Mount Huangshan – Satisfied on a Chinese Tour (我很快乐)
Continue from Part 1: https://thetravellingsquid.com/2013/08/25/day-1-journey-to-mount-huangshan-a-singaporean-on-a-local-chinese-tour/ At 5am, the white fluorescent light flickers on. I groaned, threw a sweater over my face and tried …
(Day 1) Climbing Mount Huangshan – a Singaporean on a local Chinese tour (快乐之旅. 你快乐吗?)
I’m not kidding. The tour that led me up to the peaks of Mount Huangshan was named 快乐之旅 (Happiness Tour). In a most …
Sick in Shanghai alone
I remembered wondering if planning for a one day trip to Shanghai was sufficient. As if it was meant to be, half …
Photo Story: Why the Great Wall of China is worth a trip – Ba Da Ling (八达岭）
I did mention before in a post that The Great Wall of China falls under my list of Must-Have places to visit …